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I. GALAN.

MOLDING APPARATUS FOR BUILDINGS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.4. NH).

1 3 1 3 S 30 o Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

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n m 1 i214 ATTORNEY J. GALANI.

MOLDING APPARATUS FOR BUILDINGS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1919.

1 9 3 11 35%, 6 3 O Patented A11 19, 1919.

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WITNESS: INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

z. GALAN.

MOLDING APPARATUS FOR BUILDINGS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, I919.

Patented A11. 19, 1919.

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heindes (1mm a (r n sactiuns are .end in prevent sagging during the molding operation.

\Vhen the alcove seel'ions are used, means is provided for supporti g] eine from the axle sections 2 hei Ween which the alcove sections are located. Thus, lOHgliMdlDBi-l beams ll extend underneath the frame 8 thereof, and hangers l2 suspend the ends of the beams ll from the aritleseosions 2 and the lmrs l. The booms 11 can also he coi'inecieti by braces 1'5 to the axle sections and bars, lo make the cradle rigid, which supports the alcove secthms, it being noied that, this cradle, which is hung r suspended the axle seciions and main seintions oi? rho platform, supports the sections 1 and to prevent sagging thereof.

The moons Ur snppoi'iing ="le iloiiiorm for rocking or lilting movoincn cn'ihodies a suitable number oil 3,. 13, which 'lievo pieces lei at heir opp e, ei'ids provided Wish seats 15 in which rounded (ill cylindrical p073- tions 16 and the mile are scaled. pisses 14 are secured to he posis 13 by moons of bolts 17 disposed in slols l8, are tightened to clamp tho per ts together. In ordea .;o prevent premzn'zure sliding of the pieces 1%, screws or holts are provided. These will not let the pieces 14 shift. down unless screws are removed first, and the bolts 1.? than loosened. This srrnngeineni is provided in order than there will he ii slight clearance between the foundation 20 :md fiho Willi when the mold is swim.- to vertical. posit-ion seen in. 3, i a which the pieces 1 7 mil; the mold to shift and. permit the well io setialo on. the foundation, ii; liming; proferahle to place a layer of mortar on the foundation on which. the Wall will mods firm In using,- the apparatus, the posts 1.8 are planted in thogi'onnd sdnoeni; to the foundation 20 on ills outside thoreo'i, n nd the .platfornt snpnoiied in horizontal nosition overimng'ing the foundation. Suitable props (not shown) are plnoed underneath the opposite Wings of. the plnt'iorm to support; the same and prevent the platfonn from tilting (luring jllf: molding opei'atioi'i. Boards 21 are then seemed to the. margin of the plat form and gviojeci upwardly is provide form, as

and loolts Y can he loos 10d. $20 per flanges ieinining the grout or concrete on The platform. The window and. door frames 522 are then placed in position on the platin Fi 1, and the grout is poured on the pleti grni to surround said frames, and is worked to the desired. thickness of the well end. formation. The conci'slo occurs the props loo cked out from under the platform, and the ple'bfori'n tilted and swung to A vertical posit-ion, thus mow ing .he completed wall into upright position over the foundation, me boards or sides 21 oi the molding having been previously removed. Then by loosening the pieces 14, the well is lowered on the foundation. The mold can then be taken down and moved to another side of the building, and the sections oi. the mold can be rearranged and reassembled at. the various sides of the, building, until the some is complete l. platform can also be elevated for making and depositing wall sections one on the 0th 2". it will be noioil that the concrete in. osing poured around the window and door frames will provide the desired door and Window openings, and the frames will. be embedded in the concrete so as to he a part of the Willi, as seen in 2.

With Hie construction herein described, the 815i" 101* surface of the well can be finished in difierent ways, is being noied that ihe platform is used to "form the exterior surface oi the wall. Thus, by scattering gravel or pebbles over the plotform before the concrete poured, this Will give a. pebole dash finish, and in the some way, other materials c-(inbs placed on the platform to give diiieront finishes. As shown in Fig. 5, ships Albion be placed on the platform to provide. blocks or rectangles in the form of brick work, so that when the concrete is loored over said sfirips, will provide grooves 24: in the oxteriorlsurfsce, as seen in Fi 6, in order that the well. will have the zippenrsmo of being built of bricks or blocks. Furthermore, hriclcs, out stone or terraooi'lo tiles can be disposed between the strips 23, and-said strips varied according lo design, and concrete poured over them and allowed to set, l;l1us producing 23, wall as shown in Fig. Y, with the anchor portions 26 of the bricks locked within the concrete 2'? and thus providing shtick wall of ornate appearance and substantial construction. As shown in 8, siands with a thin coatin of concrete, and lziths can be nailed to seic studs in the manner of, an ordinary frame building. Fig. 8 also illustrates how the Wall can be, molded with an angle or corner portion atone or both ends. The apparatus iinis eiifords convenient and effective means for giving the wall the desired finish, as Well is enabling theoonstruction of the well to he of various styles. It is also possible to mold the entire wall at one operation and then move it into place, thus saving time and labor as well as material, as compared with the method now used of building wall molds and pouring the grout into same.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. An apparatus for molding walls, embodying a molding platform comprising sections, each section including a horizontal axle section, a frame on the axle section, and a top on the frame, means for supporting each axleseetion for rotation in acornmon horizontal axis, and means for connecting said frames of the sections to unite the same. i

2. An apparatus for molding walls, embodying a molding platform having spaced sections mounted for turning movement on a horizontal axis, angular frame work con necting said sections, and other platform sections supported by said frame Work in a desired angular relation with respect. to the platform.

3. An apparatus for molding walls, comprising a platform having spaced sections mounted for turning movement on a hori" zontal axis, and an offset frame portion secured to and connectin said platform sec.- tions,

l. An apparatus for molding Walls comprising a platform having sections mounted.

for turning movement on a horizontal axis,

sections supported thereon, a cradle connected to and located between said axle sections and platform sections, and latforln sections supported in and located within the cradle to form an a cove 6. An apparatus for molding walls com:

prising spaced and alining sections,.p1atform sections thereon, hangers depending from said axle and latform sections, beams supported by said angers and forming a cradle therewith, and platform sections supported by said beams within the cradle and fitting one another and the aforesaid platform sections.

7. An apparatus for molding wallscomprising a molding platform mounted for turning movement from a" horizontal to a vertical position, removable upstanding flanges along the margin of the platform for retaining the grout thereon to form a wall, and frames seated removahly on the platform around which the grout is worked so as to leave openings in the wall and to sep arate from the platform and embed the frames in the wall; I i

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand.

JOHN GALAN. 

